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Many former inmates struggle with mental health and substance use disorders. Appropriate treatment for these illnesses can be what stands between successfully reintegrating into society and returning to a life…

Giving receded as many Americans saw their purchasing power decline, straining household budgets.

A new report lays out steps communities can take to help their residents survive heat waves as the risk of dangerous temperatures rises.

In a webinar hosted by The Conversation, “Women’s Transformative Power in Higher Education and Beyond,” current leaders discussed how their predecessors have shaped higher education.

What if government, the philanthropic sector, and community advocates could pull a policy lever and advance housing, climate, and racial justice all at once? That could happen when the Department…

Native Americans sent to government-funded schools now experience significantly higher rates of mental and physical health problems than those who did not.

Just over a month after the Supreme Court struck down 50 years of federal protection of abortion rights in the U.S., at least 43 abortion clinics in 11 states have…

A look back to the 19th century puts contemporary cultural appropriation of Indigenous spiritual practices and healing in context.

Black and Hispanic patients are 14% more likely to have judgment language in their home health care notes than are white patients.

Through loan guarantees, foundations can leverage their endowments to support intermediaries who invest in community development and advance racial equity.

“The pervasive influence of the law of slavery on contemporary American law raises hard questions,” says Justin Simard of the Citing Slavery Project.

Building on data from the Prison Journalism Project, we find that most states enforce restrictions that make practicing journalism extremely difficult and sometimes risky.